Tim Atkin Vintage Highlights
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 20 October 2025
Red Wine
About the Session‘I’m proud to have my name associated with this auction, it’s a celebration of the people, the wines, and the country that I believe are shaping the future of fine wine. Now is the time to buy South African wine, the world is going to discover these wines, and prices will rise.“ – Tim Atkin MW
About this Item
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Eight vineyards and five Rhône varieties contribute to this breathtaking cuvée. Bramble, liquorice, red and black fruits, incense, pepper and stony minerality are supported by sinewy tannins, stylish oak and incredible focus. Don't be in a hurry to drink this wine. 2020-30.' - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2017, 97/100
'Respected locally and abroad as one of SA's top reds. 2015 adds Tinta Barocca to 2014 (93 pts)'s Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsaut blend; despite the challenge of drought, still exhibits house's authenticity and lattice-like tannin. Unlike previous, slow to open but builds intensity, complexity. Year each in cask (8% new) and old foudre.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2018, 4.5* (92 pts)
'This sports a core of dark plum and blackberry paste flavors, staying polished and refined in feel, relying more on acidity than tannins, with the structure fully enmeshed in the fruit. Black tea, tobacco and alder hints chime through the finish. Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Tinta Barroca, Cinsault and Carignan. Best from 2019 through 2023.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 94/100 (Feb 2018)
'Complete and with a rich start and then lively and fresh. More layers here than is the South African norm. Feels as though it was built from the ground up.' - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Oct 2017)